Sugar Erskine and James Armstrong grew up in South Africa playing cricket and rugby. Although they are now professional polo players based in Wellington , they retain a fondness for their childhood sports. Erskine and Armstrong are part of the South African polo team that will compete in the inaugural International Weekend where national pride is on the line during a unique sports spectacular at International Polo Club Palm Beach Saturday and Sunday. There will be six sports at one venue, including some of the oldest and roughest sports in history.

Sugar Erskine and James Armstrong grew up in South Africa playing cricket and rugby. Although they are now professional polo players based in Wellington , they retain a fondness for their childhood sports. Erskine and Armstrong are part of the South African polo team that will compete in the inaugural International Weekend where national pride is on the line during a unique sports spectacular at International Polo Club Palm Beach Saturday and Sunday. There will be six sports at one venue, including some of the oldest and roughest sports in history.

The most recent Sport intern, a monthly newsletter from Germany devoted to international sports, reported that IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch prefers Peter Ueberroth as the second IOC member from the United States. Because Sport Intern is at least partially financed by the IOC, the report carries some weight, although Samaranch said during a meeting with reporters Saturday that he will not make a decision until he receives U.S. Olympic Committee recommendations. A list of names will be in his hands by the end of the year, USOC President LeRoy Walker promised.

Oh, say can you see ... sporting hopes bursting in air? This has hardly been a banner year for the United States in international competition. No man or woman reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The soccer team flamed out during World Cup group play. Brash skier Bode Miller and the bungling hockey team were among the American failures at the Winter Olympics, where the U.S. contingent excelled almost exclusively in X-Games inventions like snowboarding. Perhaps most distressing, the inaugural World Baseball Classic entry fell short of the semifinals.

The elite-team concept in road racing has returned to South Florida by way of Boulder, Colo. Unable to pick up local sponsors, John Loeffler of Hollywood sent letters to some of the nation`s top running clothes and shoe manufacturers. Although major sponsors are still feeling the aftereffects of the money they poured into advertising and sponsorship for the Olympics, Loeffler found two sponsors: International Sports, based in Boulder, and Nike. After that, it was easy. The team, International Sports Track Club, already has nine elite males able to run a 10K (10,000 meters)

Bob Wilhoit outran International Sports teammate Mark Miller to win the second annual Stroh`s Run For Liberty at Tradewinds Park in Pompano Beach Saturday. Pompano`s Cynthia Raes recorded a 30:44.8 to defeat Sharon Beal of Fort Lauderdale for the women`s title. Raes finished 17th overall. Wilhoit, of Pompano, covered the 5-mile course in 25:36.6, four seconds ahead of Miller. "The time was pretty good," said Wilhoit, 24, who was in his first Stroh`s run. "I have been training right up to this race.

Oh, say can you see ... sporting hopes bursting in air? This has hardly been a banner year for the United States in international competition. No man or woman reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The soccer team flamed out during World Cup group play. Brash skier Bode Miller and the bungling hockey team were among the American failures at the Winter Olympics, where the U.S. contingent excelled almost exclusively in X-Games inventions like snowboarding. Perhaps most distressing, the inaugural World Baseball Classic entry fell short of the semifinals.

The football coach who's trying to motivate his players. The soccer player colorfully talking trash. Jimmy Buffett at a Miami Heat game. Today's the day to take note of profanity in sports, and reach for that bar of soap. It's the focus of the 11th annual National Sportsmanship Day. While the words might sting nearby ears, it's the attitude conveyed by the swearer that is more disturbing, said Darrell J. Burnett, a fellow with the Institute for International Sport in Kingston, R.I. "Profanity seems to have developed as a way of underlining how angry or frustrated or hurt we are," he said.

Just when you thought it was safe to venture out on the information highway ... In an effort to one-up ESPN SportsZone, Fort Lauderdale-based CBS SportsLine, MSNBC and every other provider out there in cyberspace, CNN/SI, the 24-hour sports news network, has launched its must-see site (http://www.CNNSI.com). Combining CNN's newsgathering resources with the jounalistic talents of Sports Illustrated, the sports fan gets a more in-depth look at sports and issues of the day. CNN/SI offers scores and a news ticker, international sports news, seasoned CNN sports anchors, reporters and analysis, commentary as well as news reports from Sports Illustrated's award-winning writers, editors and reporters.

This year's Netball Rally took a lot of wind out of veteran player Marva Brojban. So much, that by the end of the nine-hour day she was limping around on a sore right knee and sitting down to watch the final match of the annual competition sponsored by the Winners Club at the Coral Springs Gym. Brojban, who plays wing defender for her Toronto-based North York team -- one of the 14 squads participating -- did double duty at the Oct. 9 tournament....

Alone in his bedroom, Nestor Czerwonko listened to the radio, triumphant tears welling in his eyes. His hometown soccer team, Boca Juniors, had just won. Miles and years away from his native Argentina, the man once known for never missing a match, at home or away, lives for these moments. When the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan begins on May 31, Czerwonko and other soccer aficionados will live such moments every day. For many South Florida immigrants who left soccer-worshiping countries, the tournament is a window to the past.

The football coach who's trying to motivate his players. The soccer player colorfully talking trash. Jimmy Buffett at a Miami Heat game. Today's the day to take note of profanity in sports, and reach for that bar of soap. It's the focus of the 11th annual National Sportsmanship Day. While the words might sting nearby ears, it's the attitude conveyed by the swearer that is more disturbing, said Darrell J. Burnett, a fellow with the Institute for International Sport in Kingston, R.I. "Profanity seems to have developed as a way of underlining how angry or frustrated or hurt we are," he said.

Just when you thought it was safe to venture out on the information highway ... In an effort to one-up ESPN SportsZone, Fort Lauderdale-based CBS SportsLine, MSNBC and every other provider out there in cyberspace, CNN/SI, the 24-hour sports news network, has launched its must-see site (http://www.CNNSI.com). Combining CNN's newsgathering resources with the jounalistic talents of Sports Illustrated, the sports fan gets a more in-depth look at sports and issues of the day. CNN/SI offers scores and a news ticker, international sports news, seasoned CNN sports anchors, reporters and analysis, commentary as well as news reports from Sports Illustrated's award-winning writers, editors and reporters.

Hundreds of drivers from all over the world converged recently on Lake Havasu, Ariz., with their expensive rigs and small flotillas of racing crafts, to compete in the International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals. But Tom "Killer" Keller of Fort Lauderdale arrived unceremoniously, with only a small trailer which carried a single vessel, his bright yellow SEA-DOO 785. By week's end, however, Keller had captured everyone's attention by nailing down the world title in the tough Expert 785 Runabout Limited class.

Alone in his bedroom, Nestor Czerwonko listened to the radio, triumphant tears welling in his eyes. His hometown soccer team, Boca Juniors, had just won. Miles and years away from his native Argentina, the man once known for never missing a match, at home or away, lives for these moments. When the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan begins on May 31, Czerwonko and other soccer aficionados will live such moments every day. For many South Florida immigrants who left soccer-worshiping countries, the tournament is a window to the past.

This year's Netball Rally took a lot of wind out of veteran player Marva Brojban. So much, that by the end of the nine-hour day she was limping around on a sore right knee and sitting down to watch the final match of the annual competition sponsored by the Winners Club at the Coral Springs Gym. Brojban, who plays wing defender for her Toronto-based North York team -- one of the 14 squads participating -- did double duty at the Oct. 9 tournament....

Like his studies at Spanish River High School, Craig Dalton looks upon the game of baseball as a continual learning experience. There is the skills aspect, gained through countless hours of dedicated practicing and determination to succeed in every game situation. Then there's the more far-reaching knowledge drawn from watching and competing with others outside the local realm and analyzing their approach to the sport. For Dalton, 14, the latter means expanding his horizons and interacting with those of similar interests in another country.

The most recent Sport intern, a monthly newsletter from Germany devoted to international sports, reported that IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch prefers Peter Ueberroth as the second IOC member from the United States. Because Sport Intern is at least partially financed by the IOC, the report carries some weight, although Samaranch said during a meeting with reporters Saturday that he will not make a decision until he receives U.S. Olympic Committee recommendations. A list of names will be in his hands by the end of the year, USOC President LeRoy Walker promised.